Lemon and Ginger Curd

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  • 4 large lemons unwaxed or wash thoroughly first
  • 225 g caster sugar
  • 115 g unsalted butter
  • 1 lump of stem ginger and a teaspoon of the syrup from a jar
  • 4 medium eggs
  • Zest the lemons and squeeze out the juice. Put this into a bowl that sits on top of a pot of simmering water. Add the sugar, ginger (finely chopped) and ginger syrup and butter (also chopped). Stir to mix thoroughly and let everything melt together.
  • Take the pot and bowl combo off the heat once it has got to this stage. Whisk the eggs in a jug and pour this gently into the lemony mixture. Put it back on the heat and keep stirring with a wooden spoon until the curd sticks to the back of the spoon
  • Pour into a couple of sterilised jars, and store in the fridge, use within 2 weeks